# Citizen Ruth - Ruth Warrick dead at 88

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 18, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-ruth-ruth-warrick-dead-at-88/285344 "2005-01-18T10:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-ruth-ruth-warrick-dead-at-88/285344/1 "2005-01-18T10:25:26Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/18/warrick.obit.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/18/warrick.obit.ap/index.html)  
(hope I did that right - new at posting links)  
I have fond memories of her as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on “All My Children” - I was a die-hard addict back around 1979-1983.  
VCNJ~

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**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-ruth-ruth-warrick-dead-at-88/285344/2 "2005-01-18T13:04:38Z")

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> [@Veuve\_ClicquotNJ](#):
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> I have fond memories of her as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on “All My Children” - I was a die-hard addict back around 1979-1983.  
> VCNJ~

I’ve been a die-hard addict from 1970-present and I knew when I saw her on the anniversary special a couple weeks back that it was only a matter of time. ☹

And Citizen Kane is one of my all time favourite movies.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-ruth-ruth-warrick-dead-at-88/285344/3 "2005-01-18T13:57:24Z")

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I saw her on the anniversary show, too, she wasn’t looking well. I don’t think she even spoke.

But she was something back in her day.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-ruth-ruth-warrick-dead-at-88/285344/4 "2005-01-18T14:22:51Z")

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She was marvelous in Citizen Kane. I’m a huge soap fan, and loved her as Phoebe.

I hope they don’t re-cast the role. She cannot be replaced.